In Ethnic Theatre in the United States, it is made clear how different ethnic theatre came to be. As immigrants come from all over the globe, they are located in specific areas due to many different reason. One, for example, are people who came on boats back when their were no motored boats. These people would escape onto the boats and go whenever the boat took them. As we continue further into the reading, we notice how theatre was crucial during this time of great immigration. With a new world of language barriers and poverty, theatre became an escape from reality, even if only for a short period of time. Theatre also not only entertained, but it educated, related, and helps ease these immigrants with their hardships. It educated by putting in political matters and short English "street talk", related by having plays on what immigrants struggle with on a daily basis, and eased by exaggerating the plays so that the audience feels like they don't have it as bad. Further on, it shows how future generations are Americanized and ethnic theatre became less popular with the introduction of television and mainstream media. Although, even with this decline, theatre still thrived with recognition. Ethnic Theatre in the United States gives a summary of the evolution of ethnic theatre through time.